No Garage

[Eye of the Tiger]

$250 for stage 1 computa chiiiiip. Worth +3 HP on Dakota? Or, $87 for shorty exhaust header. Worth +3 HP?

[FoMoJo]

Or just leave it the way it is $0.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Or just leave it the way it is $0.

That would be illogical. Logic dictates a never ending quest for more horsepower, even in a hopeless 2.5 liter tractor engine.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Nope, I know what I want. Isuzu Rodeo, but with autotragic, and lame 2wd would be fine. Grate dog car, can sleep in back, nice build quality all around, and easy to service.

[Submariner]

That would be illogical. Logic dictates a never ending quest for more horsepower, even in a hopeless 2.5 liter tractor engine.

Boar it out to 3 liters for moar powerz n torkqs

[Eye of the Tiger]

Boar it out to 3 liters for moar powerz n torkqs

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=3+liter+boar

[Submariner]

Swapz

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[Eye of the Tiger]

Swapz

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Won't bolt to AX15. Needs transmission, too.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Rodeos can tow 4500#, even with puny 4L30E. S10 Blazer can only tow 3500# with 4L60E. 4L30 will probably explode, though.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Well, I had to grease Dakota's clutch pedal today. I guess I can't afford that stage 1 chip now.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Trailblazers. Good used one is $3000. Can tow over 6000#. Mostly easy to service, but the timing chains on the 4.2 are stupid. Otherwise, is good engine. Interior quality is dumpy, but fine for a doge car.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Ok, back to Grand Cherokees. 4.7 V8, 2wd, lowered and tuned for road handling.
It's not like there is an actual V8 RWD wagon that I can pickup for under 2 grand.

[Eye of the Tiger]

In the mean time, I have acquired a 1/4" NPT plug to take the place of the IAT sensor on Dakota's intake manifold. The sensor will be relocated and mounted in a 1/4" NPT male adapter expoxied to the air filter box lid.
I have monitored the IAT while driving, and the heat soaking from the exhaust manifold causes readings over 130°F.

[Submariner]

Won't bolt to AX15. Needs transmission, too.

Does the 4.7 bolt in?  There is a supposedly heavily rebuilt and solid 4.7!in my area for $500.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Does the 4.7 bolt in?  There is a supposedly heavily rebuilt and solid 4.7!in my area for $500.

Junk. No dice. But a 4.0 inline 6 from a Jeep would bolt up.

Anyway, a second gen Prius has adequate space to sleep in back, and have doge space. Very MPG.

[Submariner]

Junk. No dice. But a 4.0 inline 6 from a Jeep would bolt up.

Anyway, a second gen Prius has adequate space to sleep in back, and have doge space. Very MPG.

Tows like TRUK too.

[Eye of the Tiger]

This is what happens when you try to do stuff with no garage, while it is raining:



You put the IAT sensor in the one place that it can't go, because that's where the washer bottle is. So you have to move the sensor over, and use the old one to plug the hole.

[Eye of the Tiger]

So fast Doge truck mow

[Eye of the Tiger]

Ok, back to Grand Cherokees. 4.7 V8, 2wd, lowered and tuned for road handling.
It's not like there is an actual V8 RWD wagon that I can pickup for under 2 grand.

This is a bad idea, not just because the 4.7 is a piece of shit, but so is the 45RFE transmission that only uses 4 or 5 of its 6 speeds. I'd rather have the 4.0 AMC tractor engine with a 42RE slushbucket.

[Submariner]

This is a bad idea, not just because the 4.7 is a piece of shit, but so is the 45RFE transmission that only uses 4 or 5 of its 6 speeds. I'd rather have the 4.0 AMC tractor engine with a 42RE slushbucket.

You didn't think that it was a bad idea after you yourself told me that the 4.7 was horrible? 

[Eye of the Tiger]

You didn't think that it was a bad idea after you yourself told me that the 4.7 was horrible? 

I only said it because it's true fax

[Eye of the Tiger]

Doge got new heater hoses, and a nice oil chng.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Somehow, replacing the heater hoses has caused a funny buzz in my dashboard around 2500 RPM. Or maybe it's because I switched to synthetic oil.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I love Doge. So easy to work on. Amon Amarth and Lamb of God sound awesome through the stereo. But it's so slow, and only gets 18 MPG.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Need to regear the rear end. 4.88:1 gears. Truk gears.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Blargh. Is good truck.

[Submariner]

Need to regear the rear end. 4.88:1 gears. Truk gears.

Make sure to get some smokestacks.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Make sure to get some smokestacks.

But it actually doesn't smoke.

[Submariner]

But it actually doesn't smoke.

Just fill it up with diesel.

[giant_mtb]

But it actually doesn't smoke.

Advance your timing and dilute your gas with used cooking oil.